Most of the 2027 recruiting class is set for the Ohio State Buckeyes. At the moment, they have 19 commits in the class, which leaves them room for a few more players. Of course, Ryan Day might decide to take more players from the Transfer Portal to build out the roster.
One of the players who is locked into the 2027 class is cornerback Jaden Carey. Carey is a three-star cornerback recruit from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He committed to the Buckeyes back in June. In his first high school game of the year, Carey stole the show.
Ohio State recruit Jaden Carey shows cover skills with a pick-six
Carey plays for St. Thomas Aquinas High School, and they took on Texas powerhouse DeSoto. In that game, Carey showed off his coverage skills by intercepting a pass and taking it back 37 yards for a touchdown. This is the type of play that Tim Walton loves to see.
Ohio State commit Jaden Carey jumps the route and HOUSES it 🔒🔥 14-0 St. Thomas Aquinas pic.twitter.com/A8anAKS7j2
— SportsCenter NEXT (@SCNext) August 30, 2026
This pick-six gave his team a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. In fact, his team was up 38-0 at half. Carey's ability to lock down one side of the field could see him rise in the final recruiting rankings when they come out later in the Fall. He should at least be a four-star recruit.
Standing at 5'11 and 175, Carey is a good size for a nickelback. He is someone who has the speed to cover the middle of the field, and he's physical enough to make tackles over the middle of the field. Of course, the Buckeyes need more players like that.
At the moment, Ohio State has two cornerback recruits in the 2027 cycle. Both are three-star recruits, as Carey is in the class with Deontay Malone. They still have plenty of time to add another one, but these are the two that they are running with right now.
Ohio State is changing its approach to recruiting
The Buckeyes have the seventh-best recruiting class in the country with what they have. Of course, they would have loved to have landed a couple of other recruits they missed out on. Missing out on David Gabriel Georges hurt, but they didn't want to overpay in order to bring him in.
Day and the Buckeyes are okay with paying more in NIL money than they have in the past, but it seems like they might be more willing to use the Transfer Portal. Adding players from the portal might be something that Day leans more into, especially as NIL spending goes up.
Over the past couple of years, Day has proven that he is more willing to spend good chunks of NIL money on proven production. Paying for older players who have a track record of success is what helped Ohio State win the national championship in 2024.
While Day might be moving more towards that, he still wants the bones of the program to be built through high school players and recruits. Carey will be part of that effort, and the Buckeyes will be keeping their eyes open for any other opportunities to flip recruits in the Fall.
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